Head-to-head
24 head-to-head wins
Met
47 times in the data
23 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| HELL ON SQUEALS | RIBLIFE | |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | Contests | 89 |
| 3 | Grand champs | 6 |
| 4 | Category wins | 13 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 142.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 190.8% |
| 105.3% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 107.1% |
| top 39% | Avg finish | top 31% |
| ±20.27% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±22.91% |
Overall scores show as a share of a perfect total (Master /720, Backyard /360) so the two series compare fairly.
Meat by meat (who finishes ahead when both enter the category)
| HELL ON SQUEALS | RIBLIFE | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Chicken (47 meetings) | 27 |
| 19 | Pork Ribs (47 meetings) | 28 |
| 6 | Pork (15 meetings) | 9 |
| 1 | Brisket (1 meetings) | 0 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) 4 times — HELL ON SQUEALS leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Falls 4 times — RIBLIFE leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Poosa Q 3 times — RIBLIFE leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Mission Q (Backyard Only) 3 times — HELL ON SQUEALS leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 times — RIBLIFE leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 29.20 points at Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) (2020-08-07)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.5140 points at Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD) (2021-06-04)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | HELL ON SQUEALS | RIBLIFE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-19 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 16 / 30 (339.3600) | 15 / 30 (339.9544) | RIBLIFE |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | 7 / 47 (349.6916) | 37 / 47 (337.6572) | HELL ON SQUEALS |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q | 21 / 73 (339.3484) | 9 / 73 (346.8344) | RIBLIFE |
| 2023-08-04 | Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) | 12 / 58 (346.2400) | 2 / 58 (351.4288) | RIBLIFE |
| 2023-05-19 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 22 / 34 (331.9084) | 5 / 34 (345.0740) | RIBLIFE |
| 2023-04-28 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 16 / 36 (509.6112) | 7 / 36 (517.6688) | RIBLIFE |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke on the Falls | 28 / 39 (654.6740 · Master) | 1 / 39 (354.2744 · Backyard) | RIBLIFE |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 15 / 80 (338.2284) | 23 / 80 (333.0744) | HELL ON SQUEALS |
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | 22 / 49 (339.3600) | 34 / 49 (331.3484) | HELL ON SQUEALS |
| 2022-10-21 | Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY) | 9 / 28 (339.9656) | 10 / 28 (339.3828) | HELL ON SQUEALS |
| 2022-10-07 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) | 18 / 38 (332.5032) | 8 / 38 (345.7028) | RIBLIFE |
| 2022-09-16 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) | 3 / 18 (353.7144) | 10 / 18 (342.2284) | HELL ON SQUEALS |
| 2022-09-08 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2 / 35 (344.5372) | 1 / 35 (351.9656) | RIBLIFE |
| 2022-08-12 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | 8 / 35 (514.2056) | 11 / 35 (511.3372) | HELL ON SQUEALS |
| 2022-08-05 | Back to School Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) | 9 / 21 (506.7312) | 2 / 21 (514.2400) | RIBLIFE |
| 2022-06-10 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 / 23 (344.5372) | 9 / 23 (330.7656) | HELL ON SQUEALS |
| 2022-05-20 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 7 / 29 (342.7884) | 3 / 29 (347.9656) | RIBLIFE |
| 2022-05-05 | Poosa Q | 39 / 72 (326.1940) | 23 / 72 (333.0972) | RIBLIFE |
| 2022-04-22 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (Backyard) | 10 / 34 (506.7428) | 12 / 34 (503.3140) | HELL ON SQUEALS |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke on the Falls | 2 / 34 (348.5256) | 4 / 34 (347.9772) | HELL ON SQUEALS |
| 2022-04-02 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) | 12 / 20 (507.8972) | 1 / 20 (520.5144) | RIBLIFE |
| 2021-11-12 | Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY) | 7 / 30 (346.8344) | 8 / 30 (345.0740) | HELL ON SQUEALS |
| 2021-10-08 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) | 1 / 31 (349.1316) | 8 / 31 (337.6684) | HELL ON SQUEALS |
| 2021-08-06 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 16 / 31 (499.3484) | 24 / 31 (489.0400) | HELL ON SQUEALS |
| 2021-06-04 | Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD) | 5 / 14 (341.6456) | 6 / 14 (341.1316) | HELL ON SQUEALS |
| 2021-05-21 | Twin States Barbecue Showdown (BACKYARD ONLY) | 9 / 22 (335.9084) | 8 / 22 (339.3600) | RIBLIFE |
| 2021-04-23 | Smoke on the Water Festival(BACKYARD ONLY) | 15 / 29 (334.8000) | 1 / 29 (351.4056) | RIBLIFE |
| 2021-04-17 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 / 21 (510.2404) | 8 / 21 (500.5372) | HELL ON SQUEALS |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke on the Falls | 28 / 38 (328.4796) | 11 / 38 (339.9544) | RIBLIFE |
| 2020-11-20 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) | 8 / 21 (338.8000) | 13 / 21 (333.1088) | HELL ON SQUEALS |
| 2020-10-09 | Roast-N-Boast | 3 / 36 (504.5712) | 9 / 36 (492.4916) | HELL ON SQUEALS |
| 2020-09-25 | Southern Sounds BBQ & Bluefest Backyard Contest | 6 / 23 (335.9544) | 14 / 23 (325.6228) | HELL ON SQUEALS |
| 2020-09-18 | Smoke on the Falls | 19 / 28 (330.2056) | 3 / 28 (341.6916) | RIBLIFE |
| 2020-08-07 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | 7 / 21 (506.1944) | 19 / 21 (476.9948) | HELL ON SQUEALS |
| 2020-07-31 | Hawgin On Lanier | 16 / 55 (500.4684) | 7 / 55 (509.0972) | RIBLIFE |
| 2020-06-05 | Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD ONLY) | 15 / 23 (323.9088) | 6 / 23 (334.8000) | RIBLIFE |
| 2020-03-06 | Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY) | 14 / 32 (329.0628) | 5 / 32 (337.6684) | RIBLIFE |
| 2019-11-22 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) | 12 / 20 (334.8344) | 8 / 20 (340.5144) | RIBLIFE |
| 2019-11-01 | West Alabama State Fair Barbeque Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 8 / 15 (337.0628) | 1 / 15 (346.2400) | RIBLIFE |
| 2019-09-06 | Fire on the Mountain (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 / 19 (509.6456) | 10 / 19 (497.0056) | HELL ON SQUEALS |
| 2019-08-23 | Great Americana BBQ Festival | 1 / 39 (348.5716) | 2 / 39 (345.7144) | HELL ON SQUEALS |
| 2019-06-21 | Elkmont Lions Club Smokin Railroad St. BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) | 13 / 23 (327.3716) | 17 / 23 (325.0400) | HELL ON SQUEALS |
| 2019-06-14 | Poosa-Q | 8 / 48 (342.8000) | 15 / 48 (337.0628) | HELL ON SQUEALS |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls | 38 / 30 (319.8972) | 13 / 30 (337.6800) | RIBLIFE |
| 2019-03-22 | Smoke On the Diamond(BACKYARD ONLY) | 12 / 17 (323.3144) | 5 / 17 (334.8000) | RIBLIFE |
| 2019-03-08 | Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY) | 9 / 34 (335.9544) | 16 / 34 (332.5144) | HELL ON SQUEALS |
| 2019-02-22 | Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off | 7 / 27 (335.9428) | 11 / 27 (333.7256) | HELL ON SQUEALS |